SC Secedes
Battles and Important Events
Military Strategies
African Americans and the Civil War
People and the War
100
What are the citizens who favored the Union and felt the Constitution was strong enough to protect SC called?
Unionists
100
What fort, located in Charleston Harbor, did Confederate soldiers attack and seize form the Union?
Fort Sumter
100
What was the Norths strategy?
Blockade, break Confederacy in two at Mississippi River, and attack the Confederate capital of Richmond.
100
What is Robert Smalls known for?
Stealing a Confederate ship and navigating the Charleston Harbor exposing Confederate forts to the Union.
100
How did the Civil War affect the lives of women in South Carolina? Think about the blockade...
The lives of women were difficult due to shortages of supplies and food.
200
What group of South Carolinians wanted to to secede but only with the support of other southern states?
Cooperationists
200
What fort did Union forces capture causing Charleston to fear an attack?
Port Royal
200
What is a blockade?
Cutting off supplies, food, etc. from your enemy.
200
What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
To free all southern slaves.
200
What was the impact of the Civil War on the lives of the plantation owners? Think about who did the work but was newly freed...
They lost their fortunes that had been based on slavery.
300
What South Carolinians argued that breaking away from the Union was the only answer?
Secessionists
300
What Union general used total war to conquer Atlanta and then marched on towards South Carolina?
General Sherman
300
What was the South's main strategy?
To fight a defensive war and only attack when the North attacked.
300
What is significant about the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?
It was a group of all African American soldiers.
300
How did the Civil War impact children? Think about who fought the war...
Many children were left without fathers and could not earn a living.
400
The election of which president caused South Carolina to secede from the United State?
Abraham Lincoln
400
What major South Carolina city did Union forces attack and burn to the ground?
Columbia
400
What was the name given to the Northern plan to blockade the South and control the Mississippi River?
The Anaconda Plan
400
What is an abolitionists?
A person that is against slavery.
400
What was the role of African Americans in the South during the Civil War?
Forced to work for masters during battle as well as work on plantations.
500
In 1860, South Carolina voted unanimously on the __________________ and seceded from the Union.
Ordinance of Secession
500
What happened on April 9, 1865?
Confederate General Lee surrendered to Union General Grant in Appomattox, VA.
500
What is total war?
A war which impacts all parts of the nation. Houses, farms, plantations, railroads, etc. are attacked.
500
What U.S. President issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
500
What was the role of African Americans in the North during the Civil War?
African Americans served in the military under white officers and were discriminated against.
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